直ちょく立りつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

standing upright; standing erect

Describes a person or animal standing straight up, not leaning or slouching. Often used in formal or descriptive contexts.

• 兵へい士したちは直ちょく立りつ不ふ動どうで立たっていた。

  The soldiers stood at attention, perfectly upright.

• 直ちょく立りつした姿し勢せいを保たもつのは意い外がいと疲つかれる。

  Maintaining an upright posture is surprisingly tiring.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rising perpendicularly; towering vertically

Used for cliffs, walls, or structures that rise straight up. More common in written descriptions or technical contexts.

• その崖がけは海うみから直ちょく立りつしていた。

  The cliff rose perpendicularly from the sea.

• 直ちょく立りつした岩がん壁ぺきが登と山ざん者しゃを阻はばんだ。

  The sheer rock face blocked the climbers.